Don't pretend, anchor, I've seen you touch the golden talisman!

When Lin Yi and Bai Lu saw this posture, it was obvious that the old man did not want to discuss this topic.

Since they don't want to say it, they can't force it.

The two of them winked at each other and stopped asking questions for the time being. If the old man got into trouble and issued an expulsion order, the clues in their hands would be cut off again.

The two of them followed old man Wang Xiangfu to the yard, where a banquet had been prepared.

More than a dozen members of the Wang family, old and young, stood respectfully outside the table, waiting for the old man to take his seat.

"This is my old friend from Shangjing, the granddaughter and student of Brother Bai. If Brother Bai hadn't given me travel expenses back then, I wouldn't have been able to return to Cangzhou. We must entertain them well today."

After saying that, he led the two of them to sit down one after another.

It was actually a bit awkward during the dinner.

Wang Xiangfu has three sons, and they all came back today with their families.

Of their generation, the eldest is almost 50 years old, and their children are about the same age as Bai Lu and Lin Yi, and they are all abroad now.

The second child is in his 40s. The older of the two children in the family is in junior high school and the younger is in elementary school.

The third child is also the age of Si Zhang, and the children are still young.

Except for the third child who lives here with his parents, the two older brothers have all moved out.

It seemed that no one at the dinner had anything in common except the third daughter-in-law, Sister Xuan Fu, who could chat with them for a few words.

It's nothing more than asking how old you are this year, whether you are married, and if you have a partner.

Lin Yi now finally understands why she is so keen on finding a sense of presence on the Internet.

In such a family environment, she is a stay-at-home mother with no one to talk to. She has nothing to do except serve her parents-in-law, take care of her children to shop online, and show off her wealth.

However, today it was rare for them to sit together as a family. The old man enjoyed family happiness and had descendants of his old friends coming to visit. He felt happy and drank a few more cups of Maozi.

After a few ounces of wine, the conversation started naturally.

"Shuqin, take the children over to play."

When the old lady next to her heard this, she immediately understood. She left the table with all the daughters-in-law and their children, leaving only Lin Yi, Bai Lu, and his three sons.

Uncle Wang picked up the wine glass and drank another glass of wine.

“This matter has been weighing on my mind for decades, and since there are no outsiders here today, I will openly talk about it.

Back then, after my senior brother Ding Zhaohai and I came back from Shangjing, we had been trying to find a way to reverse the case of the shopkeeper.

It's not that he was wronged or anything, but he felt that since he didn't sell this cultural relic to foreigners, at least he wouldn't be punished with death, right?
Even if he is locked up, he still has something to think about, right?

Later, when Mr. Zhang finally came out to speak, we both saw that the matter had slowed down, so we hurried back to find the master's wife and asked him to ask the shopkeeper if there was any room for maneuver on the matter.

The master's wife came back and said that the shopkeeper would not let us get involved in this matter, saying that we could not afford to offend the people involved in this matter.

My senior brother and I jointly went to Liulichang to ask for help. We asked some knowledgeable people to help the shopkeeper restore the picture, and everything would be fine.Unexpectedly, the senior brother was afraid of trouble. As soon as he heard that there were people watching from behind, he immediately decided to leave his job and go back to his hometown in Luanzhou. "

After hearing what he said, Lin Yi turned around and exchanged glances with Bai Lu.

It seems that there is indeed a hidden secret in this matter, and it is not just as simple as fraud and package swapping.

"Later, the master's wife also advised us to go back and stop interfering in this matter, so the two of us returned to Jizhou from Shangjing. Within a few days, we received a funeral letter from the master's wife.

I set off from Cangzhou to Luanzhou to find my senior brother, and planned to go to Beijing to take care of the funeral arrangements for the shopkeeper. His family only had one daughter. After something happened at home, she followed her husband back to his hometown in Qilu.

The previous apprentices had all stayed away and were unwilling to come forward. If the senior brother didn't come, the shopkeeper's funeral would not even include a filial son who would break a pot and beat a flag.As a result, when I went to Luanzhou to find him, he was unwilling to go to Beijing again. No matter how much I tried to persuade him, he just refused to go. I was so angry that I went north alone, helped my wife and the others to take care of the funeral, and then returned to Cangzhou.

From this point on, I never had any contact with my senior brother. I heard that he stayed in his hometown and never came out. "

Lin Yi didn't expect that the reason for the break between the brothers was this matter.

"Brother Bai doesn't know about this. We didn't look for him the second time we returned to Shangjing because we were afraid of incriminating him."

After Uncle Wang finished speaking, he poured himself a drink and drank three glasses in a row.

Judging from the expressions on his sons' faces, these old memories must have been mentioned by their father for the first time.

"Dad, you drank a lot today. How about"

"Don't persuade me, let me drink to my heart's content today. I have been holding these things in my heart for many years. Today I tell them and my heart feels free.

My master, the shopkeeper Yue of Wen Gu Zhai, has been cheating and deceiving all his life, and he has done some shady things.

However, he really did not sell the "Picture of Emperors and Empresses Paying Respect to Buddha" to foreigners. They were all fakes made by himself. "

"Dad, you drank too much. I'm sorry. The old man was a little excited today and drank too much. I'll help him go back to his room to have a rest. You two can do it, ah, do it yourself."

After saying that, the eldest son of the Wang family immediately stepped forward to help the old man and carried him back to the house with his brothers.

Bai Lu and Lin Yi were the only two people left at the table, and there was a donkey head on the table staring at them with big eyes.

"Brother Lin, why do I get more and more confused the more I listen to it? Grandpa Wang's preface and last words are so inconsistent that he can't even connect the two."

Lin Yi played with the bamboo chopsticks in his hand.

"Why can't I pick it up? I think the truth has really come out this time. Boss Yue knows that he sold counterfeit goods to foreigners. Sooner or later this matter will be found out.

Later, after he was arrested, according to what he confessed, if he could not spell out the original product, he would die.

If he spells out the original piece and proves that the two pieces collected by Lao Mei are fakes, will the broker and buyer spare him?
At that time, their whole family, including these disciples, may all lose their lives.

I estimate that Boss Yue finally died of illness in prison, and he killed himself. "

"Then why did he delay it for two years? What has he done in the past two years?"

Lin Yi put down his chopsticks and shook his head.

"I don't know about that. If Mr. Wang is willing to discuss it with us, maybe we can actually talk about something."

While the two were whispering, the boss of the Wang family came out of the back room.

"You two, my father invites you to sit in his study upstairs."

"study?"

Lin Yi and Bai Lu stood up at the same time.

Boss Wang specifically said it was the study room upstairs. Isn't that the "small museum" where Qian Sheng opened his eyes in the live broadcast room that day when the sister showed off her wealth?

Their original plan was to inquire about things related to this study, but they didn't expect that now Uncle Wang would actually take the initiative to ask.

This was indeed a bit beyond their expectations.

Lin Yi pulled Bai Lu into the house, sent a message to Qian Sheng, and dialed his number. (End of chapter)